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  1. 3. this villainous and infamous LA producer, singer, and musician declared himself as "Animal God of the Streets" with the title of his 1975 LP
  2. 5. this socially prolific musician was a member of Neu!, Harmonia, and for a brief time... Kraftwerk
  3. 6. this group was formed by Robert Wyatt in 1971. The group's name is a play on the French translation of Wyatt's prior band, The Soft Machine
  4. 12. this American composer's "I am Sitting in a Room" features the recording and repeated rerecording of the same spoken passage in the same room until the words of the passage become unintelligible and the resonant harmonies and tones of the room take center stage
  5. 13. before he began writing about Space and became the Nazz, this artist languished in obscurity fiddling about with songs about "Uncle Arthur" and "The Laughing Gnome"
  6. 14. French Pop Group famous for their Tony Visconti-produced 1986 LP "The No Comprendo"
  7. 15. this jazz guitarist is so popular in his native Japan that he was voted "Best Jazzman" 24 years in a row by the readers of Swing Journal
  8. 18. Give a dozen "New Red Roses" to this "Extraordinary" Japanese Pop Genius, who released the self-produced electro-pop classic LP Neuromantic in 1981
  9. 19. French duo Air collaborated with longtime Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich on this 2004 LP
  10. 20. Brian Eno has often referred to himself as one of these
  11. 22. this David Bowie LP features the classic instrumental "A New Career in a New Town"
  12. 23. this musical premiered in 1984 and featured lyrics by Tim Rice and music by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus of ABBA
  13. 25. it was "Love at First Sight" for this groundbreaking duo whose acronym translates to German-American Friendship
  14. 26. Ethiopian Jazz Musician Mulatu Astatke is featured prominently in the score to this 2005 Jim Jarmusch feature
  15. 29. Ras Michael released a classic nyabinghi record under this name in 1974
  16. 32. in 2011 this Bollywood "playback singer" unseated her sister Lata Mangeshkar as the Guinness Book of World Record's "Most Recorded Artist in History"
  17. 33. this Dancehall Legend spells "New York" with "A Knife, a Fork, a Bottle, and a Cork"
  18. 34. this UK Duo released the sometimes hysterical/ often furious LP "Divide and Exit" in 2014
  19. 35. this singer schminger famously damaged his golden voice in order to complete an LP with his friend and hero John Lennon
  20. 36. Daft Punk sampled Barry Manilow on this song from their classic 2001 LP "Discovery"
  21. 39. these New Orleans funk legends assisted the Wild Tchoupitoulas with their superb 1976 eponymous LP
  22. 41. this My Bloody Valentine song off of LP "Loveless" featured prominently in Sofia Coppola's 2003 film "Lost in Translation"
  23. 42. this Jamaican-American DJ used concepts that originated within Jamaican Dancehall and Dub to develop the blueprint for hip hop music
  24. 43. this band's 1988 LP "Spirit of Eden" was tremendously influential on post-rock (Tortoise, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Mogwai)
  25. 44. the world's first drum machine was introduced in 1932, and designed by Léon Theremin
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  1. 1. this first solo LP by French guitarist Alain Markusfeld, now a difficult to find collector's item, features the art of Bruegel the Elder on its cover
  2. 2. this rapper doesn't go outside
  3. 4. this 19th century Hungarian composer and virtuoso pianist inspired mania in his fans
  4. 7. this UK singer-songwriter is known for her innovative work in ambient and experimental music, most notably the 1983 LP "From Gardens Where We Feel Secure"
  5. 8. this band included a list of influential musicians and bands (291 entries in all) in their first LP that has gone on to become a Who's Who of 1960s-70s outsider music
  6. 9. this obscure LA singer-songwriter, best known for his 1969 LP "UFO", disappeared on March 6th, 1975. His car was found abandoned at a remote ranch, containing his guitar, wallet, clothes, and a box of his unsold records.
  7. 10. the birthplace of house music
  8. 11. this frontman for the Soft Boys "got locked with a couple of jerks in a rock'n'roll toilet"
  9. 16. a decade after the Concord Prison and Marsh Chapel Experiments, this USA Psychologist / Philosopher collaborated musically with Krautrock Superstars Ash Ra Tempel
  10. 17. Iggy Pop declares "I wanna be a criminal" on this 1980 song, a collaboration with David Bowie and Simple Minds
  11. 21. Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin reference this great ape on their classic 1969 LP
  12. 24. this Leicester (UK) punk group released only one LP, and John Peel heralded the cult classic title track "Drums Over London"
  13. 27. LCD Soundsystem's "Gil! Scott! Heron!" touting first single
  14. 28. 1960s "The" band composed of USA G.I.s in Germany
  15. 30. Martin Newell and his Cleaners from Venus explored a "Corridor of ______" on their 1982 cassette "Midnight Cleaners"
  16. 31. Kurt Cobain had little "patience" for this rock vocalist
  17. 36. American composer whose name is extensively referenced when trying to describe works that are both minimal and repetitious
  18. 37. "Ha ha, Charade you are!" declares Roger Waters on this 1977 LP
  19. 38. Last name of brothers Jim & William of the Jesus and Mary Chain
  20. 40. in 2012 FKA Twigs self-released the video for this, her first single off EP1